- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- The earliest documented performance of this song was by David Jones in his role of Blueskin in the burlesque melodrama, Little Jack Sheppard, which opened at the Gaiety Theatre in London on December 26, 1885. However, the song is much older and was described as a "quaint old ditty" in a review of this performance in a London newspaper. The lyrics show some similarity to "Farewell to Judges and Juries," a song performed in 1820 and the melody related to the folk song "Mush, Mush."
- Licensing
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Song
Versions
Botany Bay written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botany Bay | Burl Ives and The Four Guardsmen | February 1953 | |||
| Botany Bay | Shirley Abicair and Her Zither with Philip Green and His Orchestra | 1955 | |||
| Botany Bay | The Bushwhackers with Harry Kay | 1956 | |||
| Botany Bay | The Catalpa Singers | August 1966 | |||
| Botany Bay | The Colonials [AU] | 1967 | |||
| Botany Bay | Judy Kenny | 1969 | |||
| Botany Bay | Wolfe Tones | 1976 | |||
| Botany Bay | Graham McCarthy | 1978 | |||
| Botany Bay | Cobbers - The Bonza Bush Band | 1978 | |||
| Botany Bay | Seona McDowell | 1981 | |||
| Botany Bay | The Dublin City Ramblers | 1987 | |||
| Botany Bay | Highland Weavers | 1995 | Unverified | ||
| Botany Bay | The Wild Irish Rovers | 1999 | Unverified | ||
| Botany Bay | André Rieu & Mirusia | 2008 |